Health care industry, foundation offer reform plans

businessinsurance.com     May 13, 2008            

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—A group representing health plans and hospitals proposed health insurance reforms that would revise payment systems Tuesday, clashing with a respected private foundation that proposed much more extensive reforms. The idea from Commonwealth Fund, published in the May/June... [read full story]                

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Health Reform the 2008 Elections Conference Featuring Top Policy Makers from Capitol Hill Health...

prnewsnow.com     May 11, 2008          

(Insurance News and Information) Atlantic Information Services Inc is pleased to announce its upcoming conference Health Reform and the 2008 Elections Whats Ahead for Health Care Access Delivery and Financing being held July 1011 on Capitol Hill This unique 2day forum is designed to give health...                

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Facing the Presidential candidates; pollsters say sweeping health reform unlikely in new...

news-medical.net     May 13, 2008          

Despite the prominent role that health care reform is playing in the 2008 presidential election, leading Republican and Democratic pollsters agree that deep partisan divides among voters -- combined with a worsening economy -- may permit only incremental, rather than sweeping, changes to the...                

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CEOs From Multiple Health Industries Announce Consensus Plan to Reform U.S. Health Care

prnewswire.com     May 13, 2008          

The proposal was developed and endorsed by CEOs representing virtually every segment of the health care industry - including health plans, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health industry distributors and others. The health industry reform proposal, called...                

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CEOs From Multiple Health Industries Announce Consensus Plan to Reform U.S. Health Care

smartbrief.com     May 13, 2008          

Will Seek Working Partnership with New President, Congress on Public-Private Effort to Expand Health Care Coverage & Revamp Health Care Payment Systems to Emphasize Wellness, Evidence-Based Medicine CHICAGO, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The health industry reform proposal, called Closing the...                

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Crossroads in Quality

newamerica.net     May 13, 2008          

Expanding insurance coverage is a critical step in health reform, but we argue that to be successful, reforms must also address the underlying problems of quality and cost. We identify five fundamental building blocks for a high-performance health system and urge action to create a national...                

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The Long Road To Health Reform Requires Bipartisan Leadership

newamerica.net     May 13, 2008          

The United States appears headed toward another national debate about health system reform. Worry about access and health system deficiencies has reached critical mass, and polls indicate that health care leads the domestic agenda for the 2008 elections. This debate, like previous debates, will...                

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June 2008 Health Care News (PDF)

heartland.org     May 13, 2008          

Written By: edited by Jeff Emanuel Published In: Health Care News Publication Date: June 1, 2008 Publisher: The Heartland Institute Abstract: The June 2008 issue of Health Care News highlights the failures of single-payer health care systems in Canada and Russia. On page 1: A bill mandating...                

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Election '08: Who Has the Health Care Edge?

webmd.com     May 13, 2008          

Pollsters Say Presidential Candidates Will Target Voters' Angst Over Costs, Health Plan Choices By Todd Zwillich WebMD Medical News May 13, 2008 -- Could Sen. John McCain's health care plan outsell the Democrats' plan this November? But Washington's political pollsters say that McCain, the...                

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U.S. adults trust Obama more than McCain on health care

news-medical.net     May 14, 2008          

Fifty-five percent of U.S. adults trust Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) more than presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to address the issue of health care, compared with 31% who trust McCain more than Obama to address the issue, according to a recent...                

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